I admit skinz ain’t a reason to lose friends,
But then again I didn’t know. Sorry.
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Daily rap quotes about life, love and wisdom.
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Casual, “I Didn’t Mean To,” Fear Itself, 1994
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Lyrics are weak, like clock radio speakers.
GZA, “Liquid Swords,” Liquid Swords, 1995 -
You can’t bite my style cause my style ain’t a style that is a style so I can go buckwild.”
Craig Mack, “Get Down (Q-Tip Remix)”, 1994 -
Nigga hit me on the Sidekick sayin’ he gon’ shoot me:
Soundin’ like a real groupie.
He a bitch with a heater like Lara Croft,
He gonna get his ass wet like Noah’s Ark.
Got the choppa won’t hesitate to squeeze,
Get his ass cut like a Whopper with Cheese.Danny Brown, “LOL,” from Black Milk and Danny Brown’s Black and Brown, 2011 -
…And Sunday’s the one day I rest, give thanks, and bless.
Special Ed, “Ready 2 Attack,” Legal, 1990 -
Now we feel the good vibrations…
So many females, so much inspiration.Opio, “‘93 Til Infinity,” from Souls of Mischief’s ’93 Til Infinity, 1993 -
I cannot stand no wack MC.
So step back if you please,
And don’t test me, you’re history.Del the Funky Homosapien, “Wack M.C.’s,” No Need for Alarm, 1993 -
They say the good die young, so the bad die old.
Guess we somewhere in the middle, so just pray for my soul.Jon Connor, “Broken Mirrors,” Salvation, 2011 -
New York, New York, big city of dreams,
Where there’s nothing but foreign cars, bitches, and triple beams.Fat Joe, “All Luv,” from D.I.T.C.’s All Luv 12", 1998 -
How can polar bears swing on vines with the gorillas?
Brother J, “Grand Verbalizer,” from X-Clan’s To the East, Blackwards, 1990 -
I like ‘em brown, yellow, Puerto Rican or Haitian.
Phife, “Electric Relaxation,” from A Tribe Called Quest’s Midnight Marauders, 1993 -
We speak the love language, they speak from pain and anguish.
Some don’t love theyselves, so they perception is tainted.Talib Kweli, “Love Language,” from Reflection Eternal’s Train of Thought, 2000 -
Say somethin’ positive? Well positive ain’t where I live.
I live right around the corner from West Hell,
Two blocks from South Shit, and once in a jail cell.Treach, “Everything’s Gonna Be Alright (Ghetto Bastard),” from Naughty By Nature’s Naughty By Nature, 1991 -
Ain’t no tellin’ what I’d do for a dollar…
I’m not your father, but guess what I’mma do to ya mama.Sean P, “Murder,” from DJ JS-1’s No Sellout, 2009 -
Yo, you don’t think you’re going under?
I got a bullet with your name, your address, and your phone number.Kool G. Rap, “Death Threat,” from Brand New Heavies’ Heavy Rhyme Experience, Vol. 1, 1992 -
I once caught a bid, I never hit skid,
Never date a girl if the girl got a kid.
Nahhh…papa’s got a brand new bag
And I never hit skinz once they sag.Grand Puba, “Who Makes the Loot?” from Brand New Heavies’ Heavy Rhyme Experience Vol. 1, 1992 -
Too many MC’s take that word ‘emcee’ lightly;
They can’t Move a Crowd, not even slightly.KRS-One, “MC’s Act Like They Don’t Know,” KRS-One, 1995 -
I got styles sick as hell, sicker than sickle cell anemia,
Slaughter your circulatory like leukemia.AZ, “Rather Unique,” Doe or Die, 1995 -
Ain’t no love lost, cause there was never none there.
Billy Danze, “Hood Music,” from Memphis Bleek’s M.A.D.E., 2003 -
I’d rather die enormous than live dormant.
Jay-Z, “Can I Live,” Reasonable Doubt, 1996 -
I’m your Mr., you my Mrs. with hugs and kisses,
Valentine cards and birthday wishes?
Please…be on another level of planning, of understanding
The bond between man and woman and child.
The highest elevation, cause we above
All that romance crap, just show your love.Method Man, “All I Need (Remix),” from I’ll Be There For You/You’re All I Need 12", 1995 -
Flawless victory, y’all niggas can’t do shit to me:
Physically, lyrically, hypothetically, realistically.Big Pun, “Beware,” Capital Punishment, 1998 -
If I should die this very day,
Don’t cry…cause on Earth
We wasn’t meant to stay.Whitney Houston, “My Love Is Your Love,” My Love Is Your Love, 1998. A rare R&B quote exception dedicated to Whitney Houston (August 9, 1963 – February 11, 2012), who has finally found peace. -
…I’ve never had a dream in my life,
Because a dream is what you wanna do, but still haven’t pursued.
I knew what I wanted, and did it till it was done.
So I’ve been the dream I wanted to be since Day One.Aesop Rock, “No Regrets,” Labor Days, 2001 -
…Had dreams of fancy cars and limos,
And all I wanted was somebody to listen to my demo.Erick Sermon, “Please Listen to My Demo,” from EPMD’s Unfinished Business, 1989 -
Fuck Batman and Robin: I’m robbin’ with a bat, man.
Rock, “Gunz ‘N Onez (Iz U Wit Me),” from Heltah Skeltah’s Magnum Force, 1998 -
I’m somethin’ serious like Crips that bust gats,
Ignorant with it like Bloods that bust back.Jay Dee, “Y’All Ain’t Ready,” Welcome 2 Detroit (The D), 2001 -
You’re lookin’ at the Fridge, I’m the rookie.
I may be large, but I’m no dumb cookie.
You’ve seen me hit, you’ve seen me run,
When I kick and pass, we’ll have more fun.
I can dance, you will see,
The others, they all learn from me.
I don’t come here lookin’ for trouble,
I just came here to do the Super Bowl Shuffle.William “The Refrigerator” Perry, “The Super Bowl Shuffle,” Chicago Bears, 1985 -
Although I hit a pound of herbs, I’m still nice with the verbs.
So fuck what ya heard.Sadat X, “Show Business,” from A Tribe Called Quest’s The Low End Theory, 1991 -
Your whole vocabulary’s played out, admit it.
Still wack if it came out my mouth and I spit it.Redman, “Pick It Up,” Muddy Waters, 1996 -
I call you once…you never dialed back.
Twice…you never dialed back.
Saturday morning, live, I’m on Soul Train, talkin’ to Don Cornelius.Saturday night, my phone rings…
Saturday night, I won’t answer.
Saturday night, my phone rings again…
Saturday night, I don’t answer.Kool Keith, “Stop Jockin Me,” from Ultramagnetic MC’s Funk Your Head Up, 1992. Donald Cortez “Don” Cornelius (September 27, 1936 – February 1, 2012) Rest in peace. -
When I hit the skins they all say, ‘Damn Kane…
You knock out the Bush like a presidential campaign!’Big Daddy Kane, “How U Get a Record Deal?” Looks Like a Job For…, 1993 -
God damn! Drug dealers dealin’ to the kiddies,
Livin’ in the city ain’t no pity on the itty-bitty.
We try to cry, but still they all die,
I try to speak to the youth, and the truth is: they all high.2Pac, “Wassup Wit The Luv?,” from Digital Underground’s The Body-Hat Syndrome, 1993 -
The mind tricks the body,
Body thinks the mind is crazy…Buckshot Shorty, “How Many MC’s…,” from Black Moon’s Enta Da Stage, 1993 -
According to Guru (RIP): “Streetwise poetry and turntable wizardry.”- from “Flip the Script,” off of Gang Starr’s Daily Operation, 1992
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I don’t feel pain cause it’s all in the mind,
And what’s mines is mines and yours is mine!Sticky Fingaz, “Throw Ya Gunz,” from Onyx’s Bacdafucup, 1993 -
I never ever ran from the Ku Klux Klan, and I shouldn’t have to run from a black man.
Kool Moe Dee, “Self-Destruction,” from Stop the Violence All-Stars’ Self Destruction, 1989 -
I find it’s distressin’, there’s never no in-between:
We either niggaz or kings,
We either bitches or queens.
The deadly ritual seems immersed in the perverse,
Full of short attention spans, short tempers, and short skirts.Mos Def, “Thieves in the Night,” from Black Star’s Mos Def and Talib Kweli are Black Star, 1998 -
When I need bread, I grab the toaster and stick niggas for they crumbs.
Akinyele, “The Robbery Song,” Put It in Your Mouth EP, 1996 -
I’m from Jerz, the home of: “I could’ve swore I parked my car right here!”
Chino XL, “B-Boy Gangsta,” Poison Pen, 2006 -
I know how it feels to wake up fucked up,
Pockets broke as hell, another rock to sell.
People look at you like you’s the user,
Selling drugs to all the losers, mad buddha abuser.
But they don’t know about the stress-filled day…
Baby on the way, mad bills to pay,
That’s why you drink Tanqueray,
So you can reminisce and wish
You wasn’t living so devilish, shit.Notorious B.I.G., “Everyday Struggle,” Ready to Die, 1994 -
They say jealousy is a serious disease.
So I’mma say a prayer for you dudes,
Hope you motherfuckers get well soon.Lil Fame, “Hard NIggaz,” from M.O.P.’s Sparta, 2011 -
You got a man? That’s somethin we will talk about.
He’s smart enough to have ya, but dumb enough to let ya out.LL Cool J, “Mr. Goodbar,” Mama Said Knock You Out, 1990 -
Pull down the shades on the windows of your soul,
And gaze into your mind and watch the wisdom unfold…Beanie Sigel, “Hypnotic,” from Memphis Bleek’s M.A.D.E., 2003 -
I guess I was a combination of House of Pain and Bobby Brown:
I was humpin’ around and jumpin’ around!Notorious B.I.G., “Dead Wrong,” Born Again, 1999 -
…Not to mention, I take authority horribly.
Fuck a job, nigga, that conversation just bores me.Obie Trice, “Growing Up in the Hood,” Bottoms Up, 2012 -
Every little boy wanna pick up the mic,
And try to run with the big boys and live up to the real hype.
But that’s like pickin up a ball, playin with Mike,
Swingin at Ken Griffey or challengin’ Roy to a fight.LL Cool J, “4,3,2,1,” Phenomenon, 1997 -
Friday the 13th…I’mma play Jason!
Big Daddy Kane, “Ain’t No Half-Steppin’,” Long Live the Kane, 1988 -
It don’t make sense: either you a soldier from the start,
Or a actor with a record deal tryin’ to play the part.Xzibit, “Paparazzi,” At the Speed of Life, 1996 -
Fuck a moment of silence…I need a moment of violence.
Immortal Technique, “Toast to the Dead,” The Martyr, 2011 -
You can call it hell…
But I say it’s below the heavens.Blu, “The World Is…(Below the Heavens),” from Blu & Exile’s Below the Heavens, 2007 -
A forty and a blunt, that’s all she really wants.
Grand Puba, “Slow Down,” from Brand Nubian’s One for All, 1990 -
Life is real, reality is not a dream.
Those who chose to sleep…I wake em up,
Cause you’re sleepin with your mouth open hummin deez nuts.King Sun, “Humm Deez Nuts,” Strictly Ghetto EP, 1994 -
Look past the garbage, over the trains,
Under the ruins, through the remains,
Around the crime and pollution,
And tell me…where I fit in?Grandmaster Caz, “South Bronx Subway Rap,” from Wild Style Soundtrack, 1983 -
Why is it a honey act like she don’t want to be bothered?
But after the tappin’, she yappin’ like she want her children fathered?Breeze Brewin’, “Sex Type Thang,” from Juggaknots’ Clear Blue Skies (Re-Release), 2002 -
Two years ago, a friend of mine
Asked me to say some MC rhymes.
So I said this rhyme I’m about to say
The rhyme was def a’ then it went this way…Run, “Sucker M.C.’s,” from Run-D.M.C., 1984 -
I wanna lie to you sometimes…but I can’t.
I wanna tell you that it’s all good…but it ain’t.Cee-Lo, “Thought Process,” from Goodie Mob’s Soul Food, 1995 -
Uh oh, it’s beer o’clock, I think I’m sober.
How about we think this over, over a can of King Cobra?Viktor Vaughn, “Raedawn,” Vaudeville Villain, 2003 -
Every time the ball drop on New Year’s Eve,
We toast to more money, we smoke to more cheese…Prodigy, “New Yitty,” H.N.I.C. Part 2, 20081988 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2011 2012 2013 2014 atlanta brooklyn death dj premier east coast girls Guns hip-hop humor life los angeles love lyrics midwest money nas new york philosophy queens queensbridge Rap Quote RZA South south bronx staten island truth weed west coast wisdom wordplay wu-tang clan
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Mental energy from within keeps me higher,
Than anything rolled and set on fireMasta Ace, “Sittin’ On Chrome,” Sittin’ on Chrome, 1995 -
A rap pro, do a show, good to go, also
Cameo afro, Virgo, domino, I go Rambo,
Gigolo, Romeo, Friday night spend money on a ho…tel,
To get a good night’s sleep, I’m keeping in step.
Now do I come off? Yep.Big Daddy Kane, “Just Rhymin’ with Biz,” Long Live the Kane, 1988 -
You can play with the bass, fuck around with the treble,
Or you can play with the base, and turn powder to pebble.Skyzoo, “Money on the Ave.,” from Reks’ Grey Hairs, 2008 -
‘That buck that bought the bottle coulda struck the lotto.’
To invest in scratch tickets is a fucked up motto.Reks, “Black Cream (The Negro Epidemic),” Grey Hairs, 2008 -
You might win some, but you just lost one.
Lauryn Hill, “Lost Ones,” The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, 1998 -
If you can’t respect that, your whole perspective is wack.
Maybe you’ll love me when I fade to black.Jay-Z, “December 4th,” The Black Album, 2003 -
Linguine linguistics that left my verbal essence saucy,
Send a message, leave you sleepin’ next to headless horsey.Action Bronson, “Terror Death Camp,” from Action Bronson and Statik Selektah’s Well Done, 2011 -
Smell the pinetrees in the air, sleigh bells are ringing,
Toy stores are out of control, and kids singing.
That night before Christmas, dashing through the snow,
Rudolph the Reindeer, red nose that glow.
It’s all about the candy canes and Christmas list,
North Pole and that chubby, jolly, old Saint Nick,
The little elves getting busy, in Santa workshop
And how gingerbread men keep they buttons on top.
Wooden soldiers and chestnuts, roasting like marshmallows
Goodfellas, chocolate pudding pops and Jell-O’s.
It’s the gift, the cookies and milk on the mantle,
The mistletoe, that scent from that peppermint candles,
That warm French vanilla, mean coat with zippers,
Bareskin robe dragon with Versace slippers.
Around the fireplace we breathe, shirts are short sleeve,
We stayin’ up all night on Christmas Eve!Ghostface Killah, “Ghostface X-Mas,” GhostDeini the Great, 2008 -
Do some good to the ghetto, Mr. Kris Kringle.
Come and stay awhile, kick it with God’s Angels.
Take and acknowledge my wisdom and understand
That Santa Claus is a black man.Keith Murray, “Santa Baby,” A Very Special Christmas 3, 1997 -
A born terror, a rebel without a pause…
Ain’t never had a good Christmas, so who is Santa Claus?Shyheim, “On and On,” Shyheim a.k.a. The Rugged Child, 1994 (via egotripland & babylonfalling) -
See, you’re out your mind tryin’ to face tha God.
Your rhyme is like an empty prison…a waste of bars.Lord Finesse, Freestyle vs. Percee P, 2003. Video -
‘You Hollywood.’ Nah, nigga, I’m Chicago.
So I cracked his head with a muthafuckin bottle.Common, “Raw (How You Like It),” The Dreamer, The Believer, 2011 -
Let’s be honest, the cards’ on the table:
Jealousy’s a sin, Cain killed Abel.
Backstabber…Caesar had Brutus.
It’s hard to weed ‘em out, even Jesus had Judas.Pusha T, “Sweet Freestyle,” 2011 -
Our freedom of speech is freedom or death,
We got to fight the powers that be!Chuck D., “Fight the Power,” from Public Enemy’s Fear of a Black Planet, 1990 -
Rap is not pop. If you call it that, then stop.
Q-Tip, “Check the Rhime,” from A Tribe Called Quest’s The Low End Theory, 1991 -
Butterfly, searchin for a relax,
Pullin from the jazz stacks, cause it’s Sunday.
On the air is incense, sounds to the ceiling
Tried to get this feelin since Monday.Butterfly, “Pacifics (NY is Red Hot),” from Digable Planets’ Reachin – A New Refutation of Time and Space, 1993 -
Since I’m stereotyped to kill and destruct
Is one of the main reasons I don’t give a fuck.MC Ren, “100 Miles and Runnin’” from N.W.A.’s 100 Miles and Runnin’ EP, 1990 -
I be tossin’, enforcin’, my style is awesome.
I’m causin’ more Family Feuds than Richard Dawson.
And the survey said: “You’re dead.”
Fatal Flying Guillotine chops off your fuckin’ head!RZA, “Wu-Tang Clan Ain’t Nuthing Ta F’ Wit,” from Wu-Tang Clan’s Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), 1993 -
I just need the junkies and the liars and the thieves,
I need the pimps, prostitutes and pushers out in the streets.
That’s where I’m seeking God, cause that’s where He found me.Killer Mike, “God in the Building 2,” PL3DGE, 2011 -
I don’t see the world as you see it.
I see it as a game, and my aim is to complete it.
What you live for is what you die for:
To make a little name, grab some fame and the high score.Murs, “Ice Cream Mountain,” from McKenzie Eddy’s Slow Your Horse Down, Son, 2011 -
Spit fire from my hammer like I wasn’t God’s child…
Billy Danze, “4 Alarm Blaze,” from M.O.P.’s First Family 4 Life, 1998 -
And when it comes to gettin nookie, I’m not a rookie…
I got girls that make that chick Toni Braxton look like Whoopi.Big L, “Put it On,” Lifestylez ov da Poor & Dangerous, 1995 (via ninetynow) -
Just because love is complex doesn’t mean it has complexion.
Legit, “A Nigger in Northface,” Coloring Outside the Lines, 2011. Video. -
If I should fall asleep and death takes me away,
Don’t be surprised son, I wasn’t put here to stay.Lauryn Hill, “Family Business,” from The Fugees’ The Score, 1996 -
In L.A. we buy houses, fuck apartments and lofts.
Defari, “Lowlands Anthem, Pt. 1,” Focused Daily, 1999 -
It’s kinda hard bein humble in the belly of the struggle,
Doin things that probably get you in trouble.Busta Rhymes, “Been Through the Storm,” The Big Bang, 2006 -
Dallas Mavericks want me as a bald-headed 5’ 8" guard with a 95" vertical.
Vince Carter respect my legs, ask Shawn Kemp.Kool Keith, “Extravagant Traveler,” Matthew, 2000 -
Damn right I like the life I live,
Cause I went from negative to positive.Notorious B.I.G., “Juicy,” Ready to Die, 1994 -
They smile in my face, behind my back they talk trash,
Mad and stuff because they don’t have cash.Erick Sermon, “Strictly Business,” from EPMD’s Strictly Business, 1988 -
You would rather have a Lexus, or justice?
A dream, or some substance?
A Beamer, a necklace, or freedom?stic.man, “Hip-Hop,” from Dead Prez’ Let’s Get Free, 2000 -
What’s up with this nonsense?
Wack ass jams with a built-in dance?
Rappers snap they fingers in a b-boy stance?
Radio play it all day, but real rap no chance?
Real rap don’t mean “take ‘em to school.”
I like bitches, cars and money, but I use my brains too.Bishop Lamont, “Without You,” from Little Brother and Mick Boogie’s …And Justus For All, 2007 -
If you for real then you know the deal,
I do or die, and I never ran, never will.Smif-N-Wessun, “Stand Strong,” Dah Shinin’, 1995 -
I leave scientists mentally scarred,
Triple Extra Large,
Wild like rock stars who smash guitars…Inspectah Deck, “Above the Clouds,” from Gang Starr’s Moment of Truth, 1998 -
They say it’s lonely at the top, in whatever you do,
You always gotta watch motherfuckers around you.
Nobody’s invincible, no plan is foolproof,
We all must meet our Moment of Truth.Guru, “Moment of Truth,” from Gang Starr’s Moment of Truth, 1998 -
Watch out for the medallion, my diamonds are reckless,
Feels like a midget is hangin from my necklace!Ludacris, “Stand Up,” Chicken-N-Beer, 2003 -
Your white tee, well to me, looks like a nightgown;
Make your mama proud, take that thing two sizes down.Andre 3000, “Walk It Out (Remix)”, from Unk’s Beat’n Down Yo Block!, 2006 -
My radio, believe me, I like it loud,
I’m the man with a box that can rock the crowd.
Walkin’ down the street, to the hardcore beat
While my JVC vibrates the concrete.LL Cool J, “I Can’t Live Without My Radio,” Radio, 1985